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they say they do still turn to religion, and we know religion has a policy impact in many aspects of the society that we see when we look at political and other social movements across the country. >> one thing that fas naturesci is they have better emotional hep and in some instances better physical health than those not religious. don't join a gym and join a church. why do you think there are those physical and emotional benefits from religion? >> good question. you know, that finding has been pretty well documented. our data showed we did nalgsz on our data, but other scholars in other published articles and elsewhere found the same correlation. the question is is correlation causation? maybe people happy choose to be religious and people healthy choose to be religious. there's recent research that shows there's casualty, religion causing well-being and happiness. one explanation is religious service attendance. some scholars headed by dr. robert putnam at harvard pointed out in research that they are so-called supercharged friends. we have a church when we go to religious service
they say they do still turn to religion, and we know religion has a policy impact in many aspects of the society that we see when we look at political and other social movements across the country. >> one thing that fas naturesci is they have better emotional hep and in some instances better physical health than those not religious. don't join a gym and join a church. why do you think there are those physical and emotional benefits from religion? >> good question. you know, that...
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they don't like my religion. they discriminate against me because of that. >> johnson practices an obscure religion called asatru. >> it's a european -- before we were christians, we were asatru. basically a medieval religion. classical. >> prison officials maintain religions like asatru are really covers for white supremacist gangs. >> it's a problem. because you can't violate their religion freedom. >> take it easy, huh? >> for father mcnally, the choice or legitimacy of an inmate's religion is a secondary concern. >> heal in vain first. deal with them as they are. as i would in a hospital or any other setting. i read a little bit about it and found it fascinating. when you're done i'll pick it up. >> i never really understood the jesuits of that time period. it's nice to have somebody only in and just spend some time with me, and, you know, talk about the things i want to talk about. he don't try to force christianity down my throat. >> i feel very sad for them, that this has to be where they are, of course, k
they don't like my religion. they discriminate against me because of that. >> johnson practices an obscure religion called asatru. >> it's a european -- before we were christians, we were asatru. basically a medieval religion. classical. >> prison officials maintain religions like asatru are really covers for white supremacist gangs. >> it's a problem. because you can't violate their religion freedom. >> take it easy, huh? >> for father mcnally, the choice or...
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both sides seem to say it's bad religion. the slow motion collapse of traditional christianity. this is the real story of religion in america. for all its piety and fervor, today's united states needs to be recognized for what it is, not a christian country but a nation of heretics. explain what you mean by that. >> as you said, i think there is an idea in american conversation that our religious future is either traditionally christian or secular, atheist and so on. we have this sort of binary c conception of what religion is and can be. christian institutions, my own church and so on, have gone into decline, but the nation as a whole is more religious than ever, maybe more so. so it's kind of a do it yourself form of christianity which can have very positive aspects, but it also leads tomorrow positive -- i think they don't test their own religious assertions and they're more likely, then, to say, well, whatever is coming out of my own soul must be the voice of god himself, or to conflate religion and partisanship in certai
both sides seem to say it's bad religion. the slow motion collapse of traditional christianity. this is the real story of religion in america. for all its piety and fervor, today's united states needs to be recognized for what it is, not a christian country but a nation of heretics. explain what you mean by that. >> as you said, i think there is an idea in american conversation that our religious future is either traditionally christian or secular, atheist and so on. we have this sort of...
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the daily rant about religion and the president. [ kimi ] atti and i had always called oregon home. until i got a job in the big apple. adjusting to city life was hard for me. and becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti. but we had each other and he had purina cat chow indoor. he absolutely loved it. and i knew he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home! [ female announcer ] purina cat chow indoor. always there for you. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. see how much you could save with allstate. are you in good hands? >>> here's kelly goff, author of "gq candidates." check it out. she's got a rant for us on religion, politics and i suppose the future of the earth in its own way. what's on your mind? >> thanks, dylan. last month they made headlines for the title of christian leader. he said they should put gay people to death while worley said they should put gay people on an electric fence so they
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the president is attacking religion. let me play this. >> from the very beginning of this process i spoke directly to various catholic officials, and i promised that before finalizing the rule as it applied to them, we would spend the next year working with constituti institutions like catholic hospitals to find a solution. >> all right. go ahead. >> there just wasn't that trust to take a year doing this. i think in theory, it would have been okay to take a year but in practical terms, it would have been a disaster because there was no trust on the other side that was anything other than a ruse to get past the election and then do nothing. >> with this action taken by the president today to establish or reestablish if there was a trust concern with some, you have roy blunt, a republican saying just because you come up with an accounting gim mim and pretend like religious institutions do fot have to play for the msndate does not mean you satisfy the freedom that all americans are guaranteed. still not letting it go. let m
the president is attacking religion. let me play this. >> from the very beginning of this process i spoke directly to various catholic officials, and i promised that before finalizing the rule as it applied to them, we would spend the next year working with constituti institutions like catholic hospitals to find a solution. >> all right. go ahead. >> there just wasn't that trust to take a year doing this. i think in theory, it would have been okay to take a year but in...
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my work on religion, my writing on religion over the past decade, i've come across many theologia theologians, many scientists who agree that god or religion and science can easily intersect, overlap, co-exist. and at some point intelligent design theory is one possible intersection. one possible example of where they can co-exist. so can you believe in darwin's evolution and also believe in god? >> you certainly can. the message i'm trying to share is you don't have to you don't revert to a pre scientific world view to find a rich source of meaning and purpose. the evolutionary process itself, if you look at the extraordinary processes as its unfolded, 40,000 years of human evolution, there's tremendous meaning and purpose to be found merely in that picture of reality. we don't have to revert to a pre evolutionary world view to find that. >> you know, table, i think it's interesting every time evolution comes up. and obviously, evolution's made a lot of progress. despite darwin, the enlightenment, god has persisted. god is still a very visible figure, not just in american life, but globally.
my work on religion, my writing on religion over the past decade, i've come across many theologia theologians, many scientists who agree that god or religion and science can easily intersect, overlap, co-exist. and at some point intelligent design theory is one possible intersection. one possible example of where they can co-exist. so can you believe in darwin's evolution and also believe in god? >> you certainly can. the message i'm trying to share is you don't have to you don't revert...
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freedom from religion? that's one of the things katie holmes is seeking in her divorce from tom cruise and the church of scientology. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] before you take it on your road trip... we take it on ours. this summer put your family in an exceptionally engineered mercedes-benz now for an exceptional price during the summer event. but hurry, this offer ends july 31st. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance, where the costs to both repair your home and replace your possessions are covered. and we don't just cut a check for the depreciated value -- we can actually replace your stuff with an exact or near match. plus, if your home is unfit to live in after an incident, we pay for you to stay somewhere else while it's being repaired. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance. because you never know what lies around the corner. to get a free quote, call... visit a local office, or go to libertymutual.com today. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your po
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for me it is the tensions of the religion and the public sphere and how should religion function in the public sphere, and mormonism has been a surrogate for the conversation for a very long time. >> and in part, but a it is the uniquely american religion and we have been talking a about the american exceptionalism, and there is this theory of theology embedded in the latter day of saints theology and we have in the church's articles of faith the literal gathering of israel and the rest roioration of the tribes and that zion, the new jerusalem, will be built upon the american continue nen. so there is a typical space that is so surprising me about the idea that americans know so little, and i mean, this is the jazz of religion, right, as the american version. >> yes, absolutely. the mormon moment is a moment in which america is finding out how little it knows about the 6 million mormons who live here in every state, every walk of life. it is a moment for us to really tell our story, and the question that spencer has raised is what kind of conversations are we having about mormonism, and
for me it is the tensions of the religion and the public sphere and how should religion function in the public sphere, and mormonism has been a surrogate for the conversation for a very long time. >> and in part, but a it is the uniquely american religion and we have been talking a about the american exceptionalism, and there is this theory of theology embedded in the latter day of saints theology and we have in the church's articles of faith the literal gathering of israel and the rest...
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let me ask you the religion question. is that a possibility that sort of holds him back from getting over 30? >> i don't think so, chuck. i think people are worried about jobs and the economy in both mississippi and alabama, like most of the rest of the country. and i think that's the issue that's driving folks. i do think that newt gingrich and rick santorum came into this week expecting to win, and they certainly are the heavy favorites. romney is the underdog. but he's got good organization on the ground. he's run a good campaign. he's focused on jobs and the economy. so we feel like we've got a shot at pulling an upset. we've got a shot. >> if you get one win and, you know, and i'll ask you in a minute which state you think is a better shot for romney, mississippi or alabama and i know delegate math is a different question, but if one win gets into the romney column tonight, does that get the remaining fence sitters, i'm thinking about your uncle, lindsey graham, jeb bush, there is some prominent republicans that have
let me ask you the religion question. is that a possibility that sort of holds him back from getting over 30? >> i don't think so, chuck. i think people are worried about jobs and the economy in both mississippi and alabama, like most of the rest of the country. and i think that's the issue that's driving folks. i do think that newt gingrich and rick santorum came into this week expecting to win, and they certainly are the heavy favorites. romney is the underdog. but he's got good...
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i mean, america started out great for religion. it said congress shall make no law establishing religion nor bridge the free exercise thereof. also it said there is no religious test to hold office. and now we're seeing, reaping the fruits of that, those promises and it's really a great thing. >> un, we can't help but think of jfk. when he was elected. >> oh, yeah. >> the issue of catholicism was being debated. that was a big milestone. you being elected as a muslim was another. we have mitt romney as a presidential candidate, a mormon. >> right. >> we look at all of these here. the issue of religion, the wider religious representation that's happening at the moment, does it show it is becoming an issue or is it a nonissue in the voting booth now? >> it's both for different people. there is no doubt about it there are people who write to my office every day decrying the fact that i'm a muslim and there are people, you know, mormons have been subject to discrimination and mitt romney had to deal with some of that but what it really
i mean, america started out great for religion. it said congress shall make no law establishing religion nor bridge the free exercise thereof. also it said there is no religious test to hold office. and now we're seeing, reaping the fruits of that, those promises and it's really a great thing. >> un, we can't help but think of jfk. when he was elected. >> oh, yeah. >> the issue of catholicism was being debated. that was a big milestone. you being elected as a muslim was...
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freedom from religion and freedom of religion. i suggest you think about being in the shoes of a 22-year-old woman. that's part of the statement from students from catholic universities. thank you. >> any time. >>> coming up next on "news nation." >> his favorite movie is "the notebook". >> something to lighten the mood for you. will ferrel plays announcer for the night. wait until you see the expression on the players. >>> here are some things we thought you should know. congress's job approval rating is at an all time low. i said could you guess the answer. a new gallup poll finds 10% of americans like what congress is doing. it was 13% before. >>> entertainer and former teen heartthrob donny osmond has given $25 hundred to mitt romney's campaign. he's a fellow mormon and while not specifically giving his endorsement has said he is glad romney is running. >>> oh. oh. you know, we try to keep these things interesting. >> interesting and oh is right. that was chris christie at a speech yesterday. it was a little trouble on stage.
freedom from religion and freedom of religion. i suggest you think about being in the shoes of a 22-year-old woman. that's part of the statement from students from catholic universities. thank you. >> any time. >>> coming up next on "news nation." >> his favorite movie is "the notebook". >> something to lighten the mood for you. will ferrel plays announcer for the night. wait until you see the expression on the players. >>> here are some...
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whether it's some kind of sly attack on governor romney's religion, i'm not prepared to go that far. talking about old people and old jewish and their kosher food in florida is fighting words. it shows how seriously nasty this campaign has gotten more brutal than i can remember they any in the same party. >> michael, is this more than nastiness. he says mitt romney is dishonest, he's a flip-flopper. maybe some of that language might be seen as nastiness but when you call the first african-american president be food stamp president and jewish senior citizens kept away from their kosher meals, what do you call that? >> i would call it crass and brazen. it's a short-term strategy. it's precisely the thing that may bring out for all the wrong reasons some members of the electorate but it's going to cost you in the general election because they are strictly primary voters. >> thank you ruth and michael. let me bring in rick. some of the polls show a double digit lead, but he still has a problem in miami-dade. he was defeated by mccain and rudy giuliani in that important county. a lot of h
whether it's some kind of sly attack on governor romney's religion, i'm not prepared to go that far. talking about old people and old jewish and their kosher food in florida is fighting words. it shows how seriously nasty this campaign has gotten more brutal than i can remember they any in the same party. >> michael, is this more than nastiness. he says mitt romney is dishonest, he's a flip-flopper. maybe some of that language might be seen as nastiness but when you call the first...
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. >> the constitution promises freedom of religion not freedom from religion. >> you have 100 mosques in new york city, you could build it three blocks away. >> it's 30 degrees but that baby is wrapped in a electric baseball. >> i want to let in this country 200 gramy irish mep a year. >> "wall street journamarijuana. >> some republicans are so bummed they don't want to live in america anymore. >> the race between barack obama and -- >> romney lost. >> damn it. >> the silver tour teaches seniors the benefits of medical marijuana. >> watch cheech & chong travel to mexico to watch them pick up the first van made entirely of marijuana. >> they are so daysed and confused they haven't been able to decide. >> take a toke, baby, eat a magic brow ni. it just fits so well into the seen area lifestyle. >> three, two, one. >> some of that last segment i thought maybe they had to liven everything up for me. >> 51% now favor the legalization of marijuana. >> okay. >> is it one hump or two humps? >> it's a two humper. >> let's get right to our panel now. goldie taylor is an msnbc contributor. crist
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war on faith and war on religion and war on religious limitations. and glenn, you are still out there some where, jim has asked we should be ahead of this and be better to messaging and it's said, well we will let the campaign organization handle that. do you as a group feel that you do not have the back up that you need from the white house on this? >> at the end of the day, planned parenthood foxes on getting women health care, so, for us, this isç an important step forward in getting birth control access. i think, i hate to say it, i think there's a beltway mentality, we think of everything in terms of 24-hour cycles, over the long haul, women in this country, getting now access to preventive care including birth control with no copay is very popular. and it will be popular in november. >> we will have -- we will be asking you and glenn more questions after the break. glenn, we promise to come to you more next, coming up. president obama is set to speak in a few minutes, and he is expected to announce a change to the birth control policy, we wil
war on faith and war on religion and war on religious limitations. and glenn, you are still out there some where, jim has asked we should be ahead of this and be better to messaging and it's said, well we will let the campaign organization handle that. do you as a group feel that you do not have the back up that you need from the white house on this? >> at the end of the day, planned parenthood foxes on getting women health care, so, for us, this isç an important step forward in getting...
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you stand for freedom of religion. you stand for the first amendment rights. a lot will tell you what kind of president you are going to be when you haven't been properly briefed by your consultants and you're asked what's really going on here. ladies and gentlemen, you want someone who at their core believes and is willing to step up and fight, not put these issues on the back burner. conservative issues, not put them on the back burner and just focus on one or two things that may be popular like cutting taxes. i have never voted for a tax increase. don't believe in voting for tax increases unlike governor romney who has. i don't vote for tax increases. running around and talking about cutting taxes is not the hardest political thing to do. going out and talking about cutting entitlement programs as opposed to creating new entitlement programs like obama care and other state run government run health care systems like in states like massachusetts, for example. those things are hard to fight. you're looking at someone from the beginning on the central issue of
you stand for freedom of religion. you stand for the first amendment rights. a lot will tell you what kind of president you are going to be when you haven't been properly briefed by your consultants and you're asked what's really going on here. ladies and gentlemen, you want someone who at their core believes and is willing to step up and fight, not put these issues on the back burner. conservative issues, not put them on the back burner and just focus on one or two things that may be popular...
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i don't think religion will play much of a role. i think people will focus on who can actually lead the country and be president? that is what my dad's greatest strength is. he has the ability to bring people together. he's running on his record. he has the best place for jobs in utah as governor. he served as ambassador. he studied asia for over 30 years. he brings foreign policy to the race where none of the other candidates really do. i think he brings things to the table that make him the most electable and most able to beat obama come november. so, you know, i think that's going to be the main focus. i don't think religion will be part of that. >> he certainly has an impressive resume but why do you think your father isn't resonating so far when it comes to catching on fire on the trail? do you think it's because he hasn't picked a fight with one person yet, one of his opponents? >> i think the last few months people have been looking at the theatrics of it all. people are wanting a sound bite to light your hair on fire. my dad
i don't think religion will play much of a role. i think people will focus on who can actually lead the country and be president? that is what my dad's greatest strength is. he has the ability to bring people together. he's running on his record. he has the best place for jobs in utah as governor. he served as ambassador. he studied asia for over 30 years. he brings foreign policy to the race where none of the other candidates really do. i think he brings things to the table that make him the...
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it has nothing to do with religion. we all have the freedom of religion. you know what, i don't hear anybody else talking about what's in insurance plans. the women of this nation want to be covered. they want to be covered whether or not they're working for a catholic hospital. i am a product of a nursing school by catholic college. i will always be grateful for that education. i'm a product of a catholic church, but i do believe in individual choices. i think that i have no right to impose my choice on any other female. >> representative eddie bernice johnson. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> cpac, any talk of cooperation is thrown out the door. stay with us. >> i can guarantee you that coach tom coughlin did not tell his giants to go out on the field and work with those other guys. they weren't cooperating with tom brady. when you have a shared goal, you can sit down and work together and compromise. we don't have shared goals with the democrats, folks. ♪ i'm a marathon runner, in absolute perfect physical condition and i had a heart attack
it has nothing to do with religion. we all have the freedom of religion. you know what, i don't hear anybody else talking about what's in insurance plans. the women of this nation want to be covered. they want to be covered whether or not they're working for a catholic hospital. i am a product of a nursing school by catholic college. i will always be grateful for that education. i'm a product of a catholic church, but i do believe in individual choices. i think that i have no right to impose my...
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in all of this discourse about god and satan and the devil and religion, it always has to do with my opponents. we never see it in ourselves. get behind me, satan is what we say when we look at the other person but we have to look into the mirror and see that we too bear, if you're a serious christian, some of the same things you're pointing to in others. jesus said you're straining at nets. that is little gnats you're acting like you can't swallow but you're swallowing camels whole. it seems they are engaging in some of the most misinterpreting contexts of the bible in public we've seen in so many years. >> it is impossible to predict what's going to happen at the debate tonight because some of will no doubt defy logic i guess. take a listen to rick santorum this afternoon. bear this in mind, he's talking about energy prices. >> it affects everybody in america who the president says he cares about. he cares about them enough to get them addicted on government programs so he can get guaranteed their vote when election time comes. that's what he cares about. >> addicted to government
in all of this discourse about god and satan and the devil and religion, it always has to do with my opponents. we never see it in ourselves. get behind me, satan is what we say when we look at the other person but we have to look into the mirror and see that we too bear, if you're a serious christian, some of the same things you're pointing to in others. jesus said you're straining at nets. that is little gnats you're acting like you can't swallow but you're swallowing camels whole. it seems...
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you mentioned catholics but this is all groups, this is a fundamental belief in freedom of religion. >> why do you think the president did this? he is running for re-election, i guess catholics are split 50/50 between the two parties, it's not a voting block, really, it's a bunch of independent voters. why do you think he risked that support, just you are a politician why did he do it? >> i do not know. there was a decision made in health and human services and how directly he was involved, i don't know. clearly it's the wrong decision and he needs to address it and he needs to address it now. we will move on this in congress and across the country. one thing people understand, we are guaranteed religious freedom in the country, so it a fundamental issue for americans. ? you are a former governor, so i trust that you know how to work in bipartisan bases, governors do it all the time. do you have bipartisan alliances in this rega. do you have people on the floor of the senate to back you on this? do you knotheir names? >> we are just getting into it now, i think you'll see, chris, tha
you mentioned catholics but this is all groups, this is a fundamental belief in freedom of religion. >> why do you think the president did this? he is running for re-election, i guess catholics are split 50/50 between the two parties, it's not a voting block, really, it's a bunch of independent voters. why do you think he risked that support, just you are a politician why did he do it? >> i do not know. there was a decision made in health and human services and how directly he was...
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go long. >>> in tonight's rewrite, another episode of the politics of religion. no, i'm not going to tell you about another republican religious extremist. tonight, the kind that shoots little girls in the head because those girls want to go to school. that's all. they just want an education. tomorrow is the united nations international day of the girl, which the u.n. says is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girl's lives across the globe. and tonight on the eve of the international day of the girl. this girl, one of the bravest girls in the world, a 14-year-old is lying near debt after being shot in the head and the neck on her school bus yesterday for nothing more than wanting an education for herself and other girls. religious extremists planned to assassinate her on her school bus. the man who got on the bus and shot her and got away is, no doubt, very, very proud of himself tonight. his spokesman certainly is. yes, homicidal religious extremists have spokes menmen in pakistan. ehsanullah ehsan sent a letter to the media today defendi
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so it's no surprise that at valley state prison for women, so many inmates turn to religion. >> we come to worship you. we come to praise your name. >> anyone that comes to god usually comes because of what motivates them is pain, emotional pain, spiritual pain. >> i can feel the lord in here which is something very, very -- it's drowning me. i feel so much peace with myself. i know he forgives me for being a rotten person. i know he forgives my sins and i know i can do anything. >> there are several religious options for the inmates, from this native american ceremony led by a cherokee healer. >> connect to your center. we send our blessings out to our families that we miss very much. >> only god is in that place. >> to this catholic service where inmates are anointed with holy oil. >> you will be healed of all diseases. >> so many of our inmates have never been touched. the touching part is a real key for them, the very fact of the anointing and the blessing. the very fact that i can touch them on their forehead and on their hands, i get this sense of relief for them, that somebody re
so it's no surprise that at valley state prison for women, so many inmates turn to religion. >> we come to worship you. we come to praise your name. >> anyone that comes to god usually comes because of what motivates them is pain, emotional pain, spiritual pain. >> i can feel the lord in here which is something very, very -- it's drowning me. i feel so much peace with myself. i know he forgives me for being a rotten person. i know he forgives my sins and i know i can do...
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it's all privatize, religionize and get with the program. their message said god wants you to vote for romney. >> i have to ask you about the tape that we played a number of times on this program tonight about mitt romney where he said behind closed doors, my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them. he's talking about those on government assistance.
it's all privatize, religionize and get with the program. their message said god wants you to vote for romney. >> i have to ask you about the tape that we played a number of times on this program tonight about mitt romney where he said behind closed doors, my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them. he's talking about those on government assistance.
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i think his religion is hang up for him. his spokesman calling on those states as must win to remain viable. do you expect him to drop out o or do you think newt gingrich tries to stay in this until the convention? >> he looks like he's having fun describing his opponents as bunny rabbits and him as the r tortoise. i think the two races down south are critical for him to have a strong showing down there. i also think he is in danger if he wins the contests. he's in danger of becoming a r.j. nam candidate. he won in georgia, his home state. i think you see santorum starting to make this argument. he's making this argument that newt gingrich doesn't have much legs, many leg, many legs outside of the south. >> chip, i was to get your reaction when asked if any of the gop candidates should drop out. >> i would be asking others to get into the race. i'd still be asking jeb bush, chris christie. >> is there the possibility that when asked, any of these candidates should be dropping out. santorum trying to slyly, at least in front
i think his religion is hang up for him. his spokesman calling on those states as must win to remain viable. do you expect him to drop out o or do you think newt gingrich tries to stay in this until the convention? >> he looks like he's having fun describing his opponents as bunny rabbits and him as the r tortoise. i think the two races down south are critical for him to have a strong showing down there. i also think he is in danger if he wins the contests. he's in danger of becoming a...
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do they profess to have a different religion from what we as evangelicals believe? >> he says he does believe in jesus christ and he does have whatever you think about your political views, seems to have an extremely strong family. good kids, been married to the same woman. would you look at it that way? thinking back to when, you know, john kennedy was running for president and everyone thought, oh, my gosh, he's catholic, the pope is going to run the country. is that where we are with mormonism now? >> well, unfortunately, i wasn't around when kennedy was president, but i do understand the connection that you're making. we're living in a country that whether we like to acknowledge it or not, when this country was set forth, it was founded as being a country for religious freedom. it was not a country that was set forth for economic prosperity. the interesting paradigm that we exist in is that when youhistor of israel, when they came out of their bondage. god warned them when you go into this new land and you have increased, don't forget your god. and as a country,
do they profess to have a different religion from what we as evangelicals believe? >> he says he does believe in jesus christ and he does have whatever you think about your political views, seems to have an extremely strong family. good kids, been married to the same woman. would you look at it that way? thinking back to when, you know, john kennedy was running for president and everyone thought, oh, my gosh, he's catholic, the pope is going to run the country. is that where we are with...
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and 36% say it's not a christian religion. they disavowed polygamy in 1890, but the stigma still stands and it wasn't until 1998 that african-americans were allowed to enter the mormon priesthood to be fair, every faith has its own problematic history. and it's not true that romney hasn't spoken about his faith. >> you don't define my candidacy by my relinlon. i person shouldn't be elected because of his faith, nor should he be rejected because of his faith. some for whom this commitments are not enough. they would prefer it if i would distance myself from my religion, say it's more a tradition than personal conviction, or disavow one or another of its precepts. that i will not do. i believe in my mormon faith. the faith is the faith of my fathers, i will be true to them and to my beliefs. >> so romney, like nearly every candidate before him, could have a relatable story, but now it's about how he crafts that story. during the primaries, pretty quiet about the subject, or has he? talking about religion is one thing, but talkin
and 36% say it's not a christian religion. they disavowed polygamy in 1890, but the stigma still stands and it wasn't until 1998 that african-americans were allowed to enter the mormon priesthood to be fair, every faith has its own problematic history. and it's not true that romney hasn't spoken about his faith. >> you don't define my candidacy by my relinlon. i person shouldn't be elected because of his faith, nor should he be rejected because of his faith. some for whom this commitments...
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the center of the campaign, and of course that means religion is going to be an issue for mitt romney. so if they had all just been quiet about this, they would have had a chance with him. now they've made it an issue and it will come back to bite them. >> it's almost like we're saying you can't be someone who has spirituality and faith in this country and be in an election at the same time. roy blunt proposed this amendment to the highway bill allowing employers to refuse to offer coverage for any specific procedure if it is contrary to moral or religious beliefs. with an idea like that, where is the country heading if that's the conversation that's taking political analyst in washington, d.c., when such important things, such important work, is not getting done in d.c.? >> well, if you look at countries like saudi arabia and iran that are theocracies and you wonder why their local economies aren't doing so well, it's because they have imposed all these moral strictures -- women can't drive, people can't do things if they're protestants or roman catholics because they're not good mus
the center of the campaign, and of course that means religion is going to be an issue for mitt romney. so if they had all just been quiet about this, they would have had a chance with him. now they've made it an issue and it will come back to bite them. >> it's almost like we're saying you can't be someone who has spirituality and faith in this country and be in an election at the same time. roy blunt proposed this amendment to the highway bill allowing employers to refuse to offer...
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and more on day two of outrage from women on capitol hill after an all male panel testified on religion and contraception, what is being said today and speaking of today, our news nation gut check, a father shoots his teen daughter's computer and taped it. did he go too far? >> it was nearly three years since we had a federal budget, group after group said that the u.s. needs to g s ts t s ts t s deficit reduction. we have the cochair of the deficit commission. srnts, welcome, good to see you, congratulations to book, the biology is called -- >> i did not write it. and i do not get a nickel. >> it's a biography, but it's called "shooting from the lip" because you know something about that, do you have advice for foster friess on how to deal with women? >> foster friess is my neighbor up the river and i really cannot add anything to that at all. i mean, that is a bizarre statement, it is certainlily not politically correct. if that, and i do not like applicant cal -- do not like political correctness, i should not have said that, he is a man of good humor and he thought it was funny. and
and more on day two of outrage from women on capitol hill after an all male panel testified on religion and contraception, what is being said today and speaking of today, our news nation gut check, a father shoots his teen daughter's computer and taped it. did he go too far? >> it was nearly three years since we had a federal budget, group after group said that the u.s. needs to g s ts t s ts t s deficit reduction. we have the cochair of the deficit commission. srnts, welcome, good to see...
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this arrow is from the norse religion, and what it signifies is the rune of justice or the rune of the warrior. within most light powered skinheads, within that subculture it's a sign of the warrior but it also represents the willingness to kill for your race. >> and so you were willing to -- >> yes, i was willing to kill for the white race. i put it on my face to signify that to those who understood what it meant basically and those who didn't understood, well, they would learn soon enough. that was kind of the philosophy. >> bryon widner first became a racist skinhead at the age of 14 in 1991. over the next 16 years, he was a member of several notorious neo-nazi skinhead organizations, such as the outlaw hammer skins, blood and honor and the vinlander social club. >> my racial philosophy was we were the master race. white people were meant to rule the world. we created society. we created economics. we created everything. we were meant to rule. and, therefore it was our god-given right to stand up and take what was ours. the white race was dying. it was going to be bred out, so we ne
this arrow is from the norse religion, and what it signifies is the rune of justice or the rune of the warrior. within most light powered skinheads, within that subculture it's a sign of the warrior but it also represents the willingness to kill for your race. >> and so you were willing to -- >> yes, i was willing to kill for the white race. i put it on my face to signify that to those who understood what it meant basically and those who didn't understood, well, they would learn...
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. >> do you think that mitt romney's religion will be an issue in your state, governor? >> well, i think that is a very subtle issue that probably may be a problem in many states, not just in alabama. >> do you agree with that analysis? >> i think people, you know, in terms of how they view the mormon faith, voters are mixed on. what is a bigger detractor, he calls it a an away game when he goes to the south. it's because he is not on the issue with them. he is not someone, the people of the south can resonate with on many issues. more than ingredient ianything, about him being out of touch. when he went to baseball games he talked to the people in the box next to him. he is out of touch with the people rick has been in mississippi and alabama, these are hard working people. many of them do not have jobs, they need somebody who understands where they come from and what it takes to put food on the table. >> does he have a shot at winning tonight? >> he has a great chance. >> and if he doesn't? >> it's about the delegates. rick has won seven contests and tied in michigan,
. >> do you think that mitt romney's religion will be an issue in your state, governor? >> well, i think that is a very subtle issue that probably may be a problem in many states, not just in alabama. >> do you agree with that analysis? >> i think people, you know, in terms of how they view the mormon faith, voters are mixed on. what is a bigger detractor, he calls it a an away game when he goes to the south. it's because he is not on the issue with them. he is not...
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in a desperate attempt to play the religion card, mr. ryan accused the president of taking america on a dangerous path that restricts freedom and liberty and judeo-christian values. but that, too, didn't wash. in fact, in some states the president actually did better among white evangelicals than he did four years ago. and he also won more catholics than his republican challenger. and that should come as a relief to a nation that for decades has had to put up with politicians taking religion hostage for their own personal gain. because although the president himself sf a committed christian, it wasn't his faith that won this election. it was his values.
in a desperate attempt to play the religion card, mr. ryan accused the president of taking america on a dangerous path that restricts freedom and liberty and judeo-christian values. but that, too, didn't wash. in fact, in some states the president actually did better among white evangelicals than he did four years ago. and he also won more catholics than his republican challenger. and that should come as a relief to a nation that for decades has had to put up with politicians taking religion...
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>>patricia, when we talk about religion, it's certainly a factor but it's going to be a different factor. the poll shows that he has more than 80% support of those in nevada of mormons who made up all caucus voters back in 2008. will the region become an asset for romney instead of a weakness, something he can tout moving forward, gaining the momentum that his campaign wants and needs? >> i think really for romney, his religion is mattering less and less as he started to rack up more victories. if he can put together one in a row, two in a row, three in a row, i think it becomes a nonissue. when you look at the economy being absolutely the most important factor. his biggest danger here, thing, and we're starting to hear this among republicans, they thought newt gingrich was going to be the guy who was going to blow himself up, be erratic and get himself in trouble. now romney has established such a lengthy pattern of saying things he can't erase, get rid of it. you can't say i like to fire people, i don't care very mucher the poor. it's a series of blunders that are starting to make the
>>patricia, when we talk about religion, it's certainly a factor but it's going to be a different factor. the poll shows that he has more than 80% support of those in nevada of mormons who made up all caucus voters back in 2008. will the region become an asset for romney instead of a weakness, something he can tout moving forward, gaining the momentum that his campaign wants and needs? >> i think really for romney, his religion is mattering less and less as he started to rack up...
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those who imply he's of another religion. some exotic you know what religion. the 58% of romney voters who confessed they're really voting against that guy in the white house. they're hearing these terrible things about. you want to know the nasty side of this campaign right now looking at it? it's not the peppering of shots where romney made his quarter million bucks, it's the relentless un-american campaign of innuendo and zen phobia against the man who observes us in the white house. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" starts right now. >>> welcome to "politicsnation." i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, the secret's out about mitt romney's secretive campaign. willard mitt romney is running the most secretive presidential campaign in modern history. refusing to provide details to basic questions about his record and his views. how long did he actually run bain capital? why did he have a swiss bank account? who are the billionaires and millionaires funding his campaign? releasing his tax returns would help answer many of the que
those who imply he's of another religion. some exotic you know what religion. the 58% of romney voters who confessed they're really voting against that guy in the white house. they're hearing these terrible things about. you want to know the nasty side of this campaign right now looking at it? it's not the peppering of shots where romney made his quarter million bucks, it's the relentless un-american campaign of innuendo and zen phobia against the man who observes us in the white house. that's...
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one is freedom from religion and that applies to government. the other part is freedom of religion, and that belongs to private citizens like you, me, and everybody else in this country. and the issue is when private citizens want to express their belief that christ is at the center of christmas and display a nativity scene or an overtly religious depiction of the significance of christmas, there are government efforts to suppress that. >> how so, sir? how so? >> well, how so? it happens, unfortunately, all too often, but increasingly we're having and enjoying a lot of success and we're doing that here in illinois and also elsewhere. >> but i'm delighted to hear you say that there is no war on christmas because i find it hard to imagine that there is one. but with regard to the specific issue of arlington heights where there was some sort of controversy, wasn't this because your client didn't actually fill out the paperwork properly. and, in fact, an attorney for the arlington heights park district said this, there's no real controversy. if you
one is freedom from religion and that applies to government. the other part is freedom of religion, and that belongs to private citizens like you, me, and everybody else in this country. and the issue is when private citizens want to express their belief that christ is at the center of christmas and display a nativity scene or an overtly religious depiction of the significance of christmas, there are government efforts to suppress that. >> how so, sir? how so? >> well, how so? it...
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there's a movement and people -- the united states citizens overwhelmingly are religious people, and most religions practice that there is redemption and there is forgiveness, and so we have this very strange situation where this very religious country, where people self-recognize as being religious, also still supports the death penalty when the precepts of most of those religions don't allow for it. >> the redemption narrative is fascinating, especially when you talk about the support that exists for life without parole, and yet you still have governors like again, rick perry, who are staunch in their defense of the death penalty. steve, when we talk about other sort of factors that are leading to a decline in executions, i thought it was really interesting that we talk about dna evidence being a big factor but in fact, the leading causes include perjury or false accusations, mistaken eyewitness identification, official misconduct and of course, false forensic evidence. >> i think there has been a shift in the polling because there's an awareness of how easy it is relatively speaking to make mist
there's a movement and people -- the united states citizens overwhelmingly are religious people, and most religions practice that there is redemption and there is forgiveness, and so we have this very strange situation where this very religious country, where people self-recognize as being religious, also still supports the death penalty when the precepts of most of those religions don't allow for it. >> the redemption narrative is fascinating, especially when you talk about the support...
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campaign and there was an issue with a woman at a santorum event where she questioned the president's religion and unlike john mccain four years ago, candidate santorum did not push back. i want to play that tape for you. >> i never refer to obama as president obama because legally he is not. okay [ applause ] >> and he is a muslim. my question is why isn't something being done to get him out of that government. he has no legal right to be calling himself president. >> well of course yeah, i'ming to my best to try to get him out of the government. >> ryan, do candidates have an obligation to correct someone when they are saying that kind of inaccurate information that is rooted in a rlot of hate? >> when you running, these moments are tests, and you can stand up and tell someone they are wrong or you can, you know, do what frankly is a slightly more cowardly thing, let the comment slide and not correct it and make a joke and hope the press doesn't really pick up on it. i think what it shows right now is the republican party is still, you know, seized by a pretty aggressive grassroots that has
campaign and there was an issue with a woman at a santorum event where she questioned the president's religion and unlike john mccain four years ago, candidate santorum did not push back. i want to play that tape for you. >> i never refer to obama as president obama because legally he is not. okay [ applause ] >> and he is a muslim. my question is why isn't something being done to get him out of that government. he has no legal right to be calling himself president. >> well of...
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religion for the right. [ overlapping speakers ] >> the democratic message on taxes is not just about policy, it's also personal. president obama's allies are ramping up calls on governor romney to release more of his past tax returns. this follows reporting in "vanity fair" romney has stored assets in notorious tax haven it is like bermuda and the cayman islands. >> the next four years, we're going to have to undergo comprehensive tax reform. and you know, he is somebody who has sheltered their income taxes in switzerland and the caymans and bermuda really somebody who's going to get under the hood and get us to a place of tax fairness. we need to know why he's got that money there. >> i'd really like to see mitt romney release more than one year of tax records. because there's been disturbing reports he's got a bermuda corporation, a secretive bermuda corporation that no one knows anything about, investments in the caymans. he's got a swiss bank account. >> when it comes down to his swiss bank account, there is just no way to explain it. you either get a swiss bank account to concea
religion for the right. [ overlapping speakers ] >> the democratic message on taxes is not just about policy, it's also personal. president obama's allies are ramping up calls on governor romney to release more of his past tax returns. this follows reporting in "vanity fair" romney has stored assets in notorious tax haven it is like bermuda and the cayman islands. >> the next four years, we're going to have to undergo comprehensive tax reform. and you know, he is somebody...
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it's hardly surprising that people will become cynical when politicians talk religion, especially when their actions don't appear to live up to their words. and particularly when one self-p self-proclaimed christian tends to give a minimum of 10% of their income. i have no doubt that this election campaign will involve more ludicrous attacks on the president and his personal faith. but if you're not prepared to listen to his words, then why not take a look at his actions? the president, under no obligation whatsoever, gave 22% of his income to charity. that is faith in action. thank you very much for watching. dylan ratigan is here to take you forward. dylan? >> nice to see you, martin. >> nice to see you, dylan. how are things? >> very good. you look very springy in that light cream. your fashion is very seasonally appropriate. >> that's very kind of you. it's a very old jacket but one i treasure, and i'm glad you appreciate it. >>listening to your political commentary, have you ever
it's hardly surprising that people will become cynical when politicians talk religion, especially when their actions don't appear to live up to their words. and particularly when one self-p self-proclaimed christian tends to give a minimum of 10% of their income. i have no doubt that this election campaign will involve more ludicrous attacks on the president and his personal faith. but if you're not prepared to listen to his words, then why not take a look at his actions? the president, under...
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and it's what knit us together, regardless of race, regardless of status, regardless of religion. that idea, that's what pulled us together. that's what got me in my first campaign and it's that same idea that i believe in my last campaign. it's the reason i'm here today. it's the reason i ran for president. it's the reason that i'm running again for president. because i want to keep on fighting for families all across america so they have the same opportunities that i did! >> four more years! four more years! >> now -- let me say in 2008, when i started running, we could already see that this american dream, this basic bargain was slipping away for too many people. what we didn't realize at the time was we were going to get hit by the worst economic crisis in most of our lifetimes and we've had to spend three and a half years recovering and pushing back. so when folks said let's go ahead and let the auto industry go bankrupt, we said, no, let's bet on american workers, let's bet on american industries and now, gm is back on top and chrysler's moving andç ford is going strong! s
and it's what knit us together, regardless of race, regardless of status, regardless of religion. that idea, that's what pulled us together. that's what got me in my first campaign and it's that same idea that i believe in my last campaign. it's the reason i'm here today. it's the reason i ran for president. it's the reason that i'm running again for president. because i want to keep on fighting for families all across america so they have the same opportunities that i did! >> four more...
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>> he didn't get religion to deficits until a democrat became president. look, i think if he had to do it over again he would have been -- much more fiscally conservative. there's huge regret among a lot of republicans about the spending during the bush years. there's no question that his record on spending is mixed given the fact he did walk the line, as they say in congress, on a lot of those tough votes during the bush years. >> that's what -- the tea party people are -- lot of them don't like. they don't like people that just do the party business. >> and -- that -- tea party crowd is as upset with president bush as they were. keep in mind tea party started with t.a.r.p. in the fall of '08 when bush was still president. that's what started this movement was the spending and -- began under bush. >> let me talk to you -- my daughter worked for the simpson bowles. i was than for it at the time but looking back i think that could have been a smart move for the president. saying it is not my budget but a compromised budget. paul ryan wouldn't be for it. he
>> he didn't get religion to deficits until a democrat became president. look, i think if he had to do it over again he would have been -- much more fiscally conservative. there's huge regret among a lot of republicans about the spending during the bush years. there's no question that his record on spending is mixed given the fact he did walk the line, as they say in congress, on a lot of those tough votes during the bush years. >> that's what -- the tea party people are -- lot of...
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>> the race -- i mean, race became my religion. what i thought of everyone else was that they were inferior to the white race and that the white race is now being duped and into believing anything by the jewish media. and that the black races and -- they call in the movement mud race, taking everything from us. so it gave me an outlet when i feared something, i got to be the person putting the fear on the world. that's how i felt being part of the movement committing hate crim crimes, you name it. >> and give me a scene where people are playing hate rock and people are enjoying it? what's that like? what's the feeling, sentiment of that room? >> you know, driving in the car with a bunch of skinheads, listening to music about kicking people's heads in, you know, finding people of other races to destroy and you are sitting in a car with a bunch of friends looking for victims. really keeps the drum beating, it is time for action. >> you think music drives bad behavior? racist behavior? physically. >> it -- physically helped us and als
>> the race -- i mean, race became my religion. what i thought of everyone else was that they were inferior to the white race and that the white race is now being duped and into believing anything by the jewish media. and that the black races and -- they call in the movement mud race, taking everything from us. so it gave me an outlet when i feared something, i got to be the person putting the fear on the world. that's how i felt being part of the movement committing hate crim crimes, you...
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the 2008 come pain that he wasn't doing well in pennsylvania because of people that cling to guns and religion. >> right. james, you know, don't offend gun owners piece jumped out at all three of us here today. 58% in a new poll said they want gun safety and there is a lot of interest in that that jumps from 42% a year ago but i don't think that the democrats are being offensive toward gun owners at all. the nra makes it seem like -- they fearmonger toward that idea but i think we need to not be offensive to those who have been killed and will be in the future by gun violence that can be -- and the nra leadership battles against even the most simple common sensical responses to this massive problem. >> and the white house certainly going to push. the president is going to talk about guns in his state of the union address next month. and my piece lays out as he does that, he can call for certain gun safety things. there's a lot that polls well, a lot that could arguably help deal with various problems. but the white house knows based on the polling that the president's going to have to talk abo
the 2008 come pain that he wasn't doing well in pennsylvania because of people that cling to guns and religion. >> right. james, you know, don't offend gun owners piece jumped out at all three of us here today. 58% in a new poll said they want gun safety and there is a lot of interest in that that jumps from 42% a year ago but i don't think that the democrats are being offensive toward gun owners at all. the nra makes it seem like -- they fearmonger toward that idea but i think we need to...
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people who may not even be into spirituality or religion are going to be at the churches or the other houses of worship to mourn together. that is what is important. >> right. and that collectivity, and joy, you and i were talking about being parents yesterday, and one of the sort of traumatic stress impacts for those of us as parents and i was late to work because i could not stop, i could not stop hugging my daughter and playing with her and chatting wither h and you were telling your son to take the hoodie down post trayvon martin and yes, it is newtown and yes, it is these families, but it is all of us impacted by the fact to send your conside d considered -- kindergarten off to school and not coming home. >> yes, you cannot see them, and they are out of your custody, and you cannot travel to them, because if something happened god forbid, it is that they are not there. and it is traumatizing and not just traumatizing for the moms and the dads, but the kids are talking about it. and i find that by the time i get home and i got home yesterday, my kids had had this c conversation wi
people who may not even be into spirituality or religion are going to be at the churches or the other houses of worship to mourn together. that is what is important. >> right. and that collectivity, and joy, you and i were talking about being parents yesterday, and one of the sort of traumatic stress impacts for those of us as parents and i was late to work because i could not stop, i could not stop hugging my daughter and playing with her and chatting wither h and you were telling your...
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. >>> it seem as day cannot go by without rick santorum making a comment about education, religion or global warming. here is what he has been throwing out there. >> hear so much about separation of church and state, i'm for separation of church and state, the state has no business telling the church what to do. now we are lowering the standard of living and causing unemployment, why would a president do that? except he is so fixated and the people say the president is justin competent, no he is not. he believes that this is a good thing for americans. i didn't buy into this global or climate science. we are not going go along with this another attempt by the left to have junk science to take over people's lives. >> we were talking about the direction of the country and puni you know, you listen to what santorum is saying, it's no longer liberals or lefties that look at this stuff and their eyebrows are raised, but even folks on the right. i have to call attention to the david brooks in the "new york times" today saying first they went after the rockefellor republican but i was not on
. >>> it seem as day cannot go by without rick santorum making a comment about education, religion or global warming. here is what he has been throwing out there. >> hear so much about separation of church and state, i'm for separation of church and state, the state has no business telling the church what to do. now we are lowering the standard of living and causing unemployment, why would a president do that? except he is so fixated and the people say the president is justin...
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-israel religions? does it become tougher for u.s. leaders to criticize aspects of israeli policy. >> they need us a wee bit more, but i think unbalanced our interests generally overlap. not necessarily with any one leader or government, but certainly in general, israel needs to be secure. it needs peace to be secure and therefore, it sometimes need a little bit of a prod iding from the the united states about the terms of a peace deal that it might pursue. so i don't think there's any fundamental change here. the change would come if morsi just decided he didn't want the treaty anymore. >> okay, some conservatives in this country, as you know, have been complaining that since mubarak was forced out that president obama has quote lost egypt. i guess that undoubtly points to evidence of that. what do you make of those claims, the almost absurd notion that the president of the united states can control an arab yo upizing in egypt? >> there is not obviously a big set of decisions we have to make in the future and i'm not sure this would
-israel religions? does it become tougher for u.s. leaders to criticize aspects of israeli policy. >> they need us a wee bit more, but i think unbalanced our interests generally overlap. not necessarily with any one leader or government, but certainly in general, israel needs to be secure. it needs peace to be secure and therefore, it sometimes need a little bit of a prod iding from the the united states about the terms of a peace deal that it might pursue. so i don't think there's any...
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these weeks and months when she was planning action against iraq, he was also talking about how great a religion islam is. he was talking about how we as americans look after muslim ameri americans, we protect them from hatred and tell them vile things about. -- -- also respect islam as an apologize. that's what the -- after 911. you. >> this is best evidence for why the blustering comments of a desperate politician are actually not in the best interests of this nation when it comes to matters overseas. >> that's obviously true. as richard said, george w. bush understood and mitt romney makes george w. bush look like some sort of giant of states manship and blodiplomacy, which is not easy thing to do. the administration response should have been some sort of blustery defense of this vile video produced specifically to inflame the sentiments of the muslim world. and just imagine what would have happened had that been an initial reaction by the u.s. administration saying, yeah, boy, we think this is great. you wouldn't see what you're seeing today, you would see something much worse. >> and we are
these weeks and months when she was planning action against iraq, he was also talking about how great a religion islam is. he was talking about how we as americans look after muslim ameri americans, we protect them from hatred and tell them vile things about. -- -- also respect islam as an apologize. that's what the -- after 911. you. >> this is best evidence for why the blustering comments of a desperate politician are actually not in the best interests of this nation when it comes to...
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. >> reporter: the white house argues the policy isn't anti-religion. >> the president is focused on putting in place the right policies for women across the country. >> reporter: senate democrats are vowing to fight back. >> it's medicine and women deserve their medicine. >> reporter: in washington, a battle over birth control and who pays the price. hhs secretary kathleen sebelius is expected to be grilled on the new policy in a march 1st hearing here on capitol hill. lynn? >> brian moore, thank you. >>> elsewhere, tuesday's night's victories in colorado, missouri and minnesota for republican presidential candidate rick santorum has sparked new life into his campaign. last night on "the ed show" republican strategist steve schmidt who worked for john mccain in 2008 told ed how he thinks santorum's wins have changed the race. >> it was a huge night for him and it starts to collapse the inevitability story line around mitt romney. if you look at the contest right now, there's been eight. rick santorum has won four, mitt romney has won three. now, rick santorum needs newt gingrich to
. >> reporter: the white house argues the policy isn't anti-religion. >> the president is focused on putting in place the right policies for women across the country. >> reporter: senate democrats are vowing to fight back. >> it's medicine and women deserve their medicine. >> reporter: in washington, a battle over birth control and who pays the price. hhs secretary kathleen sebelius is expected to be grilled on the new policy in a march 1st hearing here on capitol...
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and what is bad religion. that's none of the government's business. i just quoted two seions of the constitution, ma'am. you know, one in the original constitution that says no religious tiffs so the fact that huma abedin is a muslim, whether or not she practices it, is none of the government's business or for that matter, any of the rest of our's business. >> to coin a phrase, that's what i'm talking about. i'm joined again by ari, kelly, and ron. still more republicans taking the truly principle stand in the face of the outrageous attack on huma abedin. does all this put a stop to the witch hunt by congresswoman michele bachmann, ari melber? >> i think it stops it in its tracks. we talk on this show and a lot of people about some of the really rough sides of the right wing. and i think this is an important time for us to go on record and really say, although it is, to me, it is quite obvious you should hold these positions and they're old and in the constitution, it's also a time to say good for mr. sensenbr
and what is bad religion. that's none of the government's business. i just quoted two seions of the constitution, ma'am. you know, one in the original constitution that says no religious tiffs so the fact that huma abedin is a muslim, whether or not she practices it, is none of the government's business or for that matter, any of the rest of our's business. >> to coin a phrase, that's what i'm talking about. i'm joined again by ari, kelly, and ron. still more republicans taking the truly...
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is important, and we all do, where is the freedom of religion there? where is it for the government to say that marriage ceremonies c cannot be performed on military bases? >> and mitt romney is not engaging in the conversation, because he is not -- this is not at the core of what his campaign is about. the campaign is about the economy. >> and right, his record, his record -- >> very mixed. >> and his own language is that i will be to the left of ted kennedy on -- >> at a certain point. >> but this is part of the whole flip-flop narrative that there was a moment in mitt romney's political past where this was not the position. >> he is running away from the political past and trying to be a different mitt romney, and it is a problem. the problem for him is that he is not a natural social conservative and not politically and trying to wade into it, and saying the words, but the base does not believe he means the words. this is the point where mitt romney can republicans, and they love him. he is the cnbc candidate and he can get them, but the tea party
is important, and we all do, where is the freedom of religion there? where is it for the government to say that marriage ceremonies c cannot be performed on military bases? >> and mitt romney is not engaging in the conversation, because he is not -- this is not at the core of what his campaign is about. the campaign is about the economy. >> and right, his record, his record -- >> very mixed. >> and his own language is that i will be to the left of ted kennedy on --...
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the people felt the religion of a billion people was being attacked deliberately. this incident where you have one staff sergeant wander off his base in the middle of the night and in a situation of rage go on this murderous shooting spree killing 16 people, most of them children. 11 of them from one family. it seems that afghans, at this stage, seem to be willing to accept that this was an isolated incident and will try and move on from it. friday prayers are still coming later this week a as you said, people are still learning the details of this crime. they are really quite horrific. we're hearing more about what specifically happened on that night as well. the staff sergeant left his base between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning. walked about a mile and then went into three different afghan homes opening fire, stabbing people, shooting people and tried to set fire to some of the bodies. an american search party was alerted that this american soldier was missing. that search party left the base. helicopters were involved and started to track him down. some american
the people felt the religion of a billion people was being attacked deliberately. this incident where you have one staff sergeant wander off his base in the middle of the night and in a situation of rage go on this murderous shooting spree killing 16 people, most of them children. 11 of them from one family. it seems that afghans, at this stage, seem to be willing to accept that this was an isolated incident and will try and move on from it. friday prayers are still coming later this week a as...
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he could bring unwanted attention to romney's religion and his brush with foreclosure and credit card debt. finally somebody who surprises, donald trump. very unlikely here. in trade which trades stocks has trump at one cent a share. all the rest, all penny stocks. at $2.50, tim pawlenty is a penny stock. >> let's go to rich gaylin and democratic strategist chuck roacha. good morning. >> hey, chris. hey, chuck, how you doing? >> good. >> there is a fine line between safe and boring. how does the campaign thread that needle? >> here's the thing that people don't understand. let's go back to the pick of joe biden. joe biden has been unbelievably important to president obama because he was elected to the u.s. senate when he was 29. he wasn't even old enough to take the oath of office. he turned 30 before the congress convened. but he has been there for 40 years. he knows every cobweb in every hideaway office. and when things have really gotten tough on the hill, especially among democrats, joe biden has been able to go up there and kind of smooth over ruffled feathers. he knows the membe
he could bring unwanted attention to romney's religion and his brush with foreclosure and credit card debt. finally somebody who surprises, donald trump. very unlikely here. in trade which trades stocks has trump at one cent a share. all the rest, all penny stocks. at $2.50, tim pawlenty is a penny stock. >> let's go to rich gaylin and democratic strategist chuck roacha. good morning. >> hey, chris. hey, chuck, how you doing? >> good. >> there is a fine line between safe...